Annual flood peaks in New England have been related to many hydrologic factors; main channel slope has been found next in importance to drainage area size; slope for that part of main channel between 85 and 10% of total distance above gaging point provides best correlation with flood magnitudes.
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Manuel A. Benson (1959) studied this question.
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